The Land Surveyor jobs is a surveyor with appropriate degree/HND qualifications and a minimum of 7 years post qualification experience. He/She should be competent in the use of GPS RTK, downloading and computing survey data, data management, drafting and GIS. The Land Surveyor jobs/Project Manager will review projects for compliance with company policies and governmental standards and ensure a smooth interface with clients, other disciplines and within the company and project team.

This position for land surveyor jobs will include involvement with directing field work, requiring the application of advanced experience, skills and knowledge. The land surveyor jobs establishes property boundaries and prepares written land descriptions, applying principles of boundary law and field measurement analysis. Since these services are offered to the public, he or she must be licensed as a professional surveyor.

Successful completion of a land surveyor degree program may lead to a certificate or an associate or bachelor degree in land surveying. Accuracy is a vital part of being a land surveyor; therefore, from high school through post-secondary education, mathematics and geography are central to the curriculum for land surveyor degree programs. Successful completion of all of these requirements is needed to obtain the Louisiana Professional Land Surveyor license.

The Land Surveyor operates survey instruments, oversees the recording of field data, directs the setting of construction reference stakes, and establishes survey control points. The Surveyor frequently communicates and coordinates survey activities with contractors, engineers, and the general public. The surveyor uses a level to determine elevations. Levels fall into three broad categories: a “dumpy” level, a “Wye” (or ‘Y’) level, and “automatic” level.

The Land Surveyor takes pride in being able to use these instruments and computers to perform land surveys efficiently, accurately, an cost effectively. The land surveyor usually obtains and examines the record documents needed to perform the survey as described in the scope of services.

The land surveyor must often trace the history of a particular parcel of property back to when it was patented. This is particularly true of surveying data. The Land Surveyor may prepare an individual description or, if lots/parcels are being created, the surveyor may prepare a legal plat with lot or parcel numbers for recording. Platting rules differ slightly with each county or city.

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